Operatives of the Ogun State Security Network Agency, otherwise called Amotekun Corps, on Wednesday raided a sex trafficking camp in Ifo Local Government Area of the state, leading to the arrest of 16 suspects.

Recall that the suspects were apprehended at their place of business, Railway Line Hotel, located along Old Bank Road in Ifo.

The suspects are Anabell Udo, Ubong Rejoice, Edaefe Sharon, Godwin Bassey, Okon Lovett, Eden Miracle, Monday Angel, Marvelous Samuel, Edet Nice, and Asukwo Gift.

Others include Effiong Joy, Effiong Blessing, Asukwo Faith, UK Saviour, Andrew Ella, and Eden Joy.

The state commandant of the corps, Commander Alade Adedigba, while parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Abeokuta, said they are between the ages of 12 and 29.

Adedigba disclosed that the suspects were arrested at about 6:15 am on Wednesday following an intelligence report received on Saturday.

The commandant revealed that 14 of the girls were trafficked from Akwa Ibom, while the others came from Cross River and Delta states.

He said, “We received intelligence reports on the 8th of this month, and based on that, we have been processing the intelligence. At about 6:15 am today, we were able to arrest 16 of them, ranging between 12 and 29 years of age.

“They were all arrested at a venue, Railway Line Hotel, Old Bank Bus Stop, in Ifo town. The main suspect is Mrs Eden Joy. She was the one who trafficked all these individuals, but in her statement, she mentioned that the owner of the hotel, one Mrs Okutoro Yemisi, aged 60, is her boss.”

According to the commander, during interrogation, the victims confessed that when they were brought from their various locations to Ifo, they were made to swear an oath while naked, with parts of their hair cut for rituals, which was why they felt unable to escape.

Some of the items recovered included a sum of N819,600, various types of drugs, a carton of condoms, energy enhancers, and packs of tissue paper, among others.

The suspects also revealed that tissue paper used by their clients was collected and kept by their boss.

“These victims also made us understand that most of the tissue paper used by customers is usually kept and handed over to the trafficker for some other purposes, ” Adedigba said.

“So, for those who patronise individuals like this, you need to be very careful for your own safety and security.”

While lamenting that the suspects are young people who should be in school but are instead held in a hidden location for financial gain, he warned that the state would not tolerate any form of lawlessness, indiscipline, or anything that could threaten security.

He appreciated members of the public for their support and timely information, adding that the suspects would be transferred to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for further investigation

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled attempts by two drug kingpins to smuggle heroin into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, and the Port Harcourt International Airport.

The traffickers were said to have swallowed the illicit substances in a desperate bid to evade detection, but were intercepted by NDLEA operatives and placed under excretion observation, leading to the recovery of a combined total of 125 wraps of heroin.

NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

He said one of the arrested traffickers, Onyekwonike Elochuckwu Sylvanus was apprehended at the Port Harcourt airport on Sunday, 2nd February 2025.

The 30-year-old suspect is accused of also operating under the alias Kargbo Mohamed Foday using a Sierra Leonean passport.

NDLEA officers caught him during the inward clearance of a Qatar Airways flight from Doha via Abuja, saying a body scan confirmed he had ingested illicit drugs, leading to a tense waiting game as he was placed under observation, Babafemi stated.

“In five separate excretions, he expelled 62 wraps of heroin weighing 1.348 kilogrammes,” he said.

“Sylvanus, a seasoned trafficker who alternates between his Nigerian and Sierra Leonean identities, reportedly shuttles between Thailand, Pakistan, Iran, and West Africa, ferrying drugs across international borders. He confessed to abandoning his clothing and shoe business in 2017 to go full-time into drug trafficking,” he explained.

The NDLEA spokesman identified the second kingpin as James Herbert Chinoso, 48, saying he was arrested on Saturday, 1st February, at the Lagos airport upon his arrival from Madagascar via Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

“NDLEA officials, acting on intelligence, subjected him to a body scan that exposed his desperate attempt to conceal heroin internally. Under strict surveillance, Chinoso excreted 63 wraps of heroin, weighing 909 grams. He admitted that financial hardship following the collapse of his phone accessories business in Liberia drove him into the illicit trade,” he added.

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In a series of other operations, the anti-narcotic agency made more shocking discoveries.

In Lagos, on Thursday, 6th February, officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigation (DOGI) intercepted two parcels of Loud, a potent synthetic strain of cannabis imported from the United States and destined for Lagos.

The consignment, weighing 2.82 kilogrammes, was seized at a courier firm. In another operation at a different logistics company, officers intercepted 80 ampoules of pentazocine injection, weighing 225 grams, concealed in cartons bound for Canada.

At least six teenage girls, aged 15 to 17, have been kidnapped by armed terrorists during a house-to-house raid in Pandogari Community, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State.


The attack occurred around midnight on Wednesday when the assailants stormed the community, killing a local vigilante, Aliyu Aminu, before abducting the girls.

According to reports, the heavily armed terrorists infiltrated the area in large numbers, entering from the Birnin Gwari axis through Mamman Kontagora Technical College, Pandogari.


Sources indicate that the abducted girls were later taken to Kwangel Forest.

This marks the third attack on the community within a week.

Residents claim that the surge in attacks follows negotiations between the Kaduna State Government and some armed groups, arguing that the agreements reached have not worked in their favor, leaving them vulnerable to further assaults.